crust

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Researchers at Stanford University have produced the first worldwide map of an unusual type of earthquake that occurs deep in Earth's mantle rather than in the crust.

From Science Daily

On Earth, the crust is broken into moving plates that collide, pull apart, and grind past one another.

From Science Daily

Their analysis shows that roughly 300 million cubic meters of magma rose from deep within the crust and stalled about four kilometers beneath the seafloor.

From Science Daily

CABIMAS, Venezuela — The pumps that brought prosperity from deep in the Earth’s crust are now mostly rusted relics of a storied past.

From Los Angeles Times

These factors could help molten lava quickly form a thick insulating crust once it flows away from its source, preserving broad underground channels.

From Science Daily